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Detecting hidden nuclear weapons in space may be possible using cosmic rays

For almost 60 years, a global ban on nuclear weapons in space has held up. But the growing number of satellites and ...
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Shoebox-sized 'detector satellites' could sniff out a nuclear bomb in space

A constellation of cubesats fitted with special detectors could sniff out nuclear weapons hidden on satellites launched by ...

U.S. says China's nuclear weapons buildup "of great concern" after missile test

China's military test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine in the South Pacific, drawing ...

FACT FOCUS: Netanyahu’s claims about Iran’s nuclear program run counter to public evidence

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran would have developed a nuclear weapon and used it on Israel ...

Putin to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine? Kremlin’s big hint as war escalates, 'Won't rule out...'

As Russia steps up strikes on Kyiv, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov links nuclear doctrine to a “buffer zone” and demands ...
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MIT proposes a verification method for space-based nuclear weapons

In response to growing concerns over space-based nuclear weapons, MIT has published a feasibility ...

Peskov: The Baltic States are in a hurry to make a decision on the deployment of nuclear weapons

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on July 8 that the Baltic countries are striving to make a decision on the deployment of nuclear weapons on their territory as soon as possible, following the ...

Iran nuclear deal hinges on IAEA access to long-blocked atomic weapon sites, experts say

Iran's foreign ministry denies inviting IAEA inspectors while Trump claims Tehran agreed to highest level nuclear inspections ...

Russia’s neighbor to scrap ban on nuclear weapons, says ‘situation is getting worse’

The decision comes shortly after lawmakers in Finland voted to lift its longstanding ban on nuclear weapons.

Kim Jong Un inspects new nuclear plant, plans ‘exponential’ weapons production ramp-up

Kim Jong Un inspected a new plant that makes weapons-grade nuclear material on Wednesday and said Pyongyang plans to “beef up our state’s nuclear forces at an exponential rate,” according to a report ...

Iran’s ‘golden weapon’ of Strait of Hormuz became a greater priority than its nuclear program — here’s how

DUBAI, July 8 – Control over the Strait of Hormuz has become a “golden weapon” to Iran, for which it is willing to risk new ...